Eaves-trough



(No Model.)

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BENJAMIN F. NYE, OF QUINCY, MICHIGAN.

EAVES-TROUGH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 603,611, dated May 3,1898.

Application filed June 20, 1896.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN F. NYE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Quincy, in the county of Branch and State of Michigan, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Eaves Troughs; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in eaves-troughs;and it consists in the construction and formation of trough, ashereinafter fully set forth, and pointed out particularly in the claim.

The object of the invention is to provide a trough for eaves capable ofconducting the water falling upon the roof of a building to which it isattached to a conductor leading to a cistern or reservoir, at the sametime preventing leaves, sticks, or otheraccumulation from following suchwater into said trough, conductor, or cistern, thereby rendering thewater saved by means of this trough clean and wholesome, the arrangementand formation being such that leaves or other refuse matter cannot lodgein the trough, thereby overcoming the objection incident to the commontroughviz. the accumulation of dampness and the effects of rottenleaves, which are always detrimental to such trough and roof as well asthe health of occupants of such buildings-and overcoming thecontamination and putrefaction of cistern-water after such rottedmatterhas been carried into it by a subsequent train, which object isattained by the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings,in which--- 4 Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a house,showing the application of my improved eaves-trough thereto. Fig. 2 isan enlarged end elevation of a portion of a roof, showing more plainlythe location of the trough and the manner of separating the leaves fromthe water, the end of the trough being removed to moreclearly show thecourse of the fiowingwater. Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of aportion of the trough removed from the eaves.

Referring to the figures ofreference, 1 des- Serial No. 596,249. (No'model.)

iguates a reversely-curved strip of metal, said I along one of itslongitudinal edges, by means of which said trough may be secured to theeaves of a building, as clearly shown in Fig.

2. The trough will be hung with one low end, or the curved gutter 2 maybe reduced in diameter at one end and gradually enlarged as itapproaches the conductor-pipe 3, which not onlyincreases in size as thevolume of water increases, but as said curve is expanded it would lowerthe bed of the trough, causing the water therein to flow downward or inthe direction of the conductor 3, said conductor being such as iscommonly employed in connection with the ordinary trough of thischaracter.

6 designates a strip or molding which is secured along the facia, saidmolding having one of its faces curved to fit aportion of the curvatureof the trough, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. It is intended that thetrough shall be fastened to this molding by means of screws or othersuitable fastening devices 7, passing through said trough, as clearlyshown inv Fig. 3, so that the lip 4 thereof will hang flush with theunderface of the lower row of shingles, (see Figs. 1 and 2,) so that thewater running down the roof will leave said lower row and flow on downover the curved wall 5 into the gutter 2. After the water has beenstarted down into said gutter the continual weight and capillaryattraction of the flowing liquid into such gutter will cause the waterto flow without cessation over the course clearly shown in Fig.2-namely, over the lip 4 and into the gutter 2-as long as there is asupply.

It will be seen by reference to Fig. 2 that should any leaves or sticksfall upon the roof of the building to which this improved eavestrough isattached they will be carried down with the Water over the lip 4 of saidtrough, and by reason of their gravity and non-fiexibility they willdrop from the edge 5 of the gutter and fall to the ground, allowing onlyclean water to enter the gutter 2.

It will thus be seen that by the employment of the eaves-trough hereinshown and described the roof of a building may be kept free fromanything tending to obstruct the ready flow of the water and affordingat the same time an eifectual separator to divide the dirt andaccumulation from the cisternwater and preventing a lodgnnent forleaves,

, moss, &c., and birds.

Having thus fully set forth my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

An eaves-trough, having its inner wall car- 10 ried upward above saidtrough, thence out- BENJAMIN F. NYE.

Witnesses:

M. M. BROWN, M. H. HORTON.

